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Guy Picciotto

Guy Picciotto, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Born
September 17, 1965
Age in 2026
61
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1965

About Guy Picciotto

Guy Picciotto is an American songwriter, musician, and record producer from Washington, D.C. He is best known as the guitarist and co-lead vocalist in Fugazi and as lead vocalist of Rites of Spring. Guy Picciotto ( GHEE pih-CHOH-toh; born September 17, 1965) is an American songwriter, musician, and record producer from Washington, D.C. Picciotto also co-produced the drummer Jim White's first solo album All Hits: Memories (2024). Rickenbacker 370 – Picciotto's main guitar when he fronted Rites of Spring, One Last Wish and in the first few years with Fugazi was a Mapleglo Rickenbacker 370.

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Guy Picciotto timeline

  1. Guy Picciotto ( GHEE pih-CHOH-toh; born September 17, 1965) is an American songwriter, musician, and record producer from Washington, D.C.
  2. Picciotto also co-produced the drummer Jim White's first solo album All Hits: Memories (2024).

The world when Guy Picciotto was born

Guy Picciotto was born in 1965. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1965

  • #1 song"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones
  • Top movieThe Sound of Music
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookDune – Frank Herbert

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMuhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston with "phantom punch"
  • Top headlineUS sends combat troops to Vietnam
  • Technology milestoneFirst spacewalk (Alexei Leonov) and Gemini missions
  • Defining fadGo-go boots and miniskirts
  • Notable inventionAstroturf
  • World population3.34 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population194.3M

1965 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Guy Picciotto's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19652026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$13,600$435,000
Average income$8,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.01$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population194.3M341 million

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